Mohave County miner., 1887-01-29
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
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possible fxp,ase 10 tas territory.
Tna attorney ge.ieral reported that any
one county coild abolish county courts
without their Being abolished in all. brt
that probate coIrss cold ,iot be establish.
ci il one county without applying to
a,l.
4 reconsideration was lad of house bill
in reference 20 clclaing stock cars and the
b:lI pas9ed.
IEr. Drake in.ro iu:3i 5ill relative to
collecting license, also ole rulaiing TO joint
liability oi debtprs.
Hy3Ga OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Resolution authorizing the employment
OF three additional clerks IA each house,
was laid OF lie t.tb'c.
Mr.. Doran introduced House bill No.
20, for The relief OF .ins.r3w Tyner, cx-
sheriff OF Yuma coanty, which was refer
red TO committee on territorial affairs.
House bill SO. %, introduced by Mr..
Baker, to repeal aet No. ca o! special lass
OF 1885, TO provide ios briliias II lcvee on
west bank OF Gila river, in valley oi Yu-
ma, was read second time, the ralcs
were suspended, bill read third time and
placed on lis final passage and passed
by vote OF - yeas, Mr. WoFes not yot-
ing.
House bill No. 60, introduced by Mr..
Smith, to repeal thc !aw authorizing the
Board 0. Supervisors, ofMaricopa county,
to issue bonds ior Improving the court
house at Phenix and furnishing slme,
was read q second time and referred.
House bill No. II, introduced by Mr.
Scott, 0. Apache county, 10 prevent the
c .rryi, 9 OF conceal d weapons, etc., was
read tine second time ana on inotion was
referred to the committee on Judiciary.
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TtEsDAY, January 2jth.
Council met at us;i..l hour. y resolc.
ton was introduced BY anderson asking
that the Ways and Means committee take
up tifa icycnae Laws and report by a bill
thereon.
i resolution VAS aiaO intro laced asking
that !i4c Igs.ae Asylum committee bc
empowered TO send Ior witnesses and ac-
minister oatlis TO enable them TO make a
complete investigation.
License bill introduced by Drake, read
first time and referred 10 Ways and Means
committees. ... ...s
House bill introduced by Smith exemp:-
ing Gremen from jury duty etc, referred
TO same committee. ...
Electric telegraph Lill passed.
HousE.
House met at usual hour. Routine OF
business Was gone through without any
measures Of importance coming up.
COUNCIL.
SATURDAY, January %.
Watkins introduced bill 10 amend an
act concerning proceedings in civil cases.
Breeds memorial 20 congress, relative
to couiuiug the NaYajo Indians on their
reservation, was passed.
House bill, relative TO cleaning out
stock ears, was indefinitely postponed.
lIouse b.!i conicrr;ug Oh the governor
authority 10 veLo portions o: an appropri-
alton tl.i wunOat yctoiEs entire bill, was
reported iavorably from Judiciary com
mittec and passed. by a vote OF 10 TO 2,
Messrs. Drake and Goodrich voting in the
neg,ilve.
HOUSE.
The following bilis were introduced:
BY Smith, an act repeating bill au-
th0Fizins Maricopa coGniy 10 issue bonds
for court hoase furniture and improve
ment OF plaza.
BY Trippel, to attach portion OF fa-
vapal comfy 10 Gila.
BY Webb, 10 define certain county
boundaries, intended particularly TO de-
fine the county boundary between Mari
copa aud Yavapai, giving the former a
slice OF Yavapai. Yayapai delegation
wanted bill referred to Maricopa and Ya-
yapai delegations which was opposed by
Smith and Webb Of Maricopa and carried
by them.
BY Oliver, all act ordering judges to
appoint court commissioners in all the
counties. TO have power to try nj causes
arising in district courts, whether as orig
inal or appeals from Justices courts.
BY Baker, repeating Gila river levce